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  • Epic Jawbone

    ...When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him; and the spirit of the Lord rushed on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that has caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands. Then he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached down and took it, and with it he killed a thousand men. And Samson said,

    “With the jawbone of a donkey,
    heaps upon heaps,
    with the jawbone of a donkey
    I have slain a thousand men.”


    If we had a video recording of the battle above, that was clearly of epic proportions, precisely what would we see? For example, how did the Philistine battalion arrange itself in opposition to Samson to the point that Samson was able to work his way through 1000 soldiers with a jawbone? Was he just smacking them one-by-one? How did this battle literally play out?

  • #2
    He made it into a boomerang and threw it at them while they were lined up.


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    • #3
      Multiple people attacking one person can get in each others' way. He was probably larger than the norm, giving him greater reach, and may well have been blessed with supernatural speed as well as strength.
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      • #4
        They all came at him one at a time. Just like in the movies.


        Does it really matter?


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        • #5
          It could also be that when they say "a thousand" that it is not meant to be seen as an exact number but rather an indication that he slew a very large number.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
            It could also be that when they say "a thousand" that it is not meant to be seen as an exact number but rather an indication that he slew a very large number.
            That is almost certainly the case.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
              It could also be that when they say "a thousand" that it is not meant to be seen as an exact number but rather an indication that he slew a very large number.
              Trump wrote the bible?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                Trump wrote the bible?
                Samson... Trump... both have hair issues...

                I'm always still in trouble again

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                • #9
                  Thank you all, very much so, for your input.

                  I think we can all agree that this was an epic; nay, jaw-dropping battle, indeed.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Scrawly View Post
                    Thank you all, very much so, for your input.

                    I think we can all agree that this was an epic; nay, jaw-dropping battle, indeed.
                    smiley jawdrop.gif

                    I'm always still in trouble again

                    "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                    "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                    "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Scrawly View Post
                      Thank you all, very much so, for your input.

                      I think we can all agree that this was an epic; nay, jaw-dropping battle, indeed.
                      I think some people might have a bone to pick with you about that joke.

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                      • #12
                        At least it doesn’t say he used a dragon’s jaw:

                        Ancalagon, also known as Ancalagon the Black, was the greatest of all winged dragons. He was bred by ... The name Ancalagon is Sindarin, meaning "Rushing Jaws" from anca ("jaws") and the root alak ...”

                        http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Ancalagon

                        That really would be epic.


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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Rushing Jaws View Post
                          At least it doesn’t say he used a dragon’s jaw:

                          Ancalagon, also known as Ancalagon the Black, was the greatest of all winged dragons. He was bred by ... The name Ancalagon is Sindarin, meaning "Rushing Jaws" from anca ("jaws") and the root alak ...”

                          http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Ancalagon

                          That really would be epic.


                          So... you're calling yourself a dragon?
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                          • #14
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by mossrose View Post
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                              Brings back fond memories of Dracochronicler and his rants about Yahweh being a fire-breathing dragon.

                              I'm always still in trouble again

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